Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-05-09
The Warren Atl,Istss.

There Were beeween 600 "a / 700 per.
sons pEeeent 70 witness the spring eports
Of the Warren athletic sports on the
Front and Union base ball grnunds on
Saturday afternoon. The threatening
coalition II TIE westher prevented
many from attending who would other.
wise have been on hand, and seats
udee cover we're pse1sr3sd. Happily,
howeysS, thesAin lid mot fall In sufi-
cssat quantities 10 stop the sxsrsisss,
$40 AL present weoe psrus1sted to enjoy
the sports OF the Afternoon without dust.
The 100-yards haodicap, the hrst on
the program; first heat was won by A /.
II. Copeland o. the Manhottau Ath1s11e
Olub, with q Thibault. University OF
Psnnsylvsntss second. Ths second hest
Was Won By J. p. Hyatt, Warren Olub,
With R, O. Hill seoond. Tho third heat
wae won by W. Evans, Chester Cricket
Club. with T1ed' Baker second. Tie
Unfversity OF 16nnsylvania. with j. C.
Graham, Chesssr Cricket Oiub, seooud,
The heats were run In 1oX, 1OZ and IN
seconds. O. Thibauit won between
second mon, and the nnal heat and raoe
was won By W 81. Seaman In 10 SEQ.
ends.
Tho ono mile bicycle handicap was
won By O. b. Ksene, Unt~srslty Oh
Pennsylvanis.
The high jump was declared Q tie
between Hudson and 0immoas, and D !.
A. McOullcn Of the Reliance Fire Oom.
pAuy won the GfomAn's race.
In the 2S0 yAsds handicap, W. g..
johnson, Unlversity Of Psnn1ylvan IL. !.
won the 0rst, R. O. Hill the second and
u. W. Warren Club the third heat ..
Tho dnAl hest was won By w. Il. Sweet,
In 22:25 seconds.
The mile walk WAS won BY o. p.
Chsnbsrlain IN 8 minutes u 10 sec,
onds.
]. g. Terry, of the schuElkill Navy,
won the high jump with : record Of s
feet inches He was allowed 10 inchss
on the handicap
W. B. Page, University Of Penussl.
vAnta, and champion high jumper Of
America, surprised himaelf and the
audience By beating his own record Of
81 fest BY clearing the bar at feet and
Y OF IN inch.
Another surprise followed when W.
L. Condor, North East, Nd, champion
hammer thrower of America, broke his
own record BY throwing q 18.peund
hammer 102 feet TX iuches His pre-
vious best record WAS 80 feet l inch.
T. Leslie Carpenter won the 100 yaJ de-
rAce open to members Of the home club
only, and the special 100 yards dash be
tween William Bott, of the home club,
and J. O. Graham, OF Linwood WAS WOE
BY the latter in II seconds.
The half.mile handicap wAa won by
W. II. Seaman, Of 6Warthmoro College,
In 1 minute SO / 6seeonds, and Ellis M
Harvey, OF the same place, won the 44G
yards handicap In 40 seconds.
J. d. Webster, Swsrthmors College,
won the running broad 1onp, with 10
feet 6Z inches.
b. kolb, University OF Pennsy lvania,
won the one mile bicycle race In z min.
utes and seconds. O. B. Keen's ma.
chine went to pieces In this race, and
B. r. Mcdaniel, Of the Wilningtop
Wheel Club, withdrew at the end Of the
frat lap.
w. II. Seaman won the 100 yards
hurdle race In II seconds, and In the
Warren Club race for Iaile e. P. C1A,
more was the winner. The policeman g
race was won by Thomas Lynch.
1t was with some regrets on the part
| OF the audience, made mp of course by
Wilmington people principally, that
saw the greater aumber dYthe medals
which were unique In DESIGN and exc
cution go to the visitors. Ege'y thing
passed of pleasantly, barring two OF
three falls and slip which caused A
G. Cum Minis Of Swarthmore to have q
spEAined hip.